Mississippi , US

Mississippi, state of the United States of America

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Mississippi has a total area of 48,433.82 square miles (125443 km²).

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Mississippi Quick Facts

Population :	2,976,149
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Mississippi
Area :	125443 km²
Water as percent of area :	3.11%
Land as percent of area :	96.89%
Legislative body :	Mississippi Legislature
Named for :	Mississippi River
Official language :	English
Altitude :	299 feet / 91 meters
Capital :	Jackson
Establishment :	December 12, 1817 (203 years ago)
Time Zone :	Central Time Zone
Local time :	06:08:31 (18th April 2021)
Weather :	69℉ Mostly Sunny 7-days weather

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Mississippi has 4 neighbors .

Arkansas state of the United States of America
Louisiana state in the southern United States
Tennessee state of the United States of America
Alabama One of the 50 states that make up the United States of America is Alabama. Its capital is Montgomery, and Birmingham is its most populous city. It is located in the country's South Region, Southeast Central Division. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, with the Chattahoochee River forming the southern half of this boundary, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. On 14 December 1819, as state number 22, he was admitted to the Union.

Jackson County
Jasper County
Attala County
Jefferson County
Leflore County
Adams County
Claiborne County
Marshall County
Smith County
Carroll County
Hancock County
Wilkinson County
Prentiss County
Choctaw County
Yazoo County
Quitman County
Forrest County
Lawrence County
Yalobusha County
Greene County
Harrison County
Coahoma County
Tunica County
Lowndes County
Winston County
Madison County
Itawamba County
Webster County
Union County
Grenada County
Sunflower County
Kemper County
Lamar County
Benton County
Stone County
Newton County
Humphreys County
Simpson County
Lee County
Tippah County
Noxubee County
Sharkey County
Panola County
Bolivar County
Tishomingo County
Jefferson Davis County
Tallahatchie County
Jones County
Chickasaw County
Covington County
Issaquena County
Wayne County
Rankin County
Alcorn County
Lauderdale County
Pike County
Franklin County
Lincoln County
Perry County
Monroe County
George County
Copiah County
Calhoun County
Neshoba County
Pontotoc County
Tate County
Pearl River County
Hinds County
Amite County
Montgomery County
Lafayette County
Holmes County
Walthall County
Washington County
Clarke County
Scott County
Oktibbeha County
Warren County
Marion County
Leake County
DeSoto County
Clay County

Year	Population	Method
1910	1,797,114	census
1920	1,790,618	census
1930	2,009,821	census
1940	2,183,796	census
1950	2,178,914	census
1960	2,178,141	census
1970	2,216,912	census
1980	2,520,638	census
1990	2,573,216	census
2000	2,844,658	census
2010	2,967,297	census
2011	2,978,731	estimation process
2012	2,983,816	estimation process
2013	2,988,711	estimation process
2014	2,990,468	estimation process
2015	2,988,471	estimation process
2016	2,987,938	estimation process
2017	2,988,510	estimation process
2018	2,981,020	estimation process
2019	2,976,149	estimation process

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People born in Mississippi (198)

People born in Mississippi, including jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist Lester Young, blues singer and songwriter Lil Green, blues musician Gus Cannon, you can see a list of people who born in Mississippi.

Thomas Watt Gregory (American lawyer (1861-1933))
Jimmy Reed (American blues musician and songwriter)
Mildrette Netter (athletics competitor)
Mushulatubbee (Choctaw Chief)
Jarboe (Singer, long-time member of Swans)
Sonny Boy Williamson II (American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
Archie Moore (American boxer (1913-1998))
Lucille Bogan (American blues singer)
Eddie Willis (African-American soul musician)
Troy H. Middleton (United States Army general)
Henry Sloan (African American Delta blues musician)
Arthur Crudup (American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Max Palmer (American professional wrestler and actor (1927-1984))
Babe Stovall (American Delta blues singer and songwriter)
Rogue (fictional superhero appearing in Marvel Comics)
Big Daddy Kinsey (American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player)
Hardin Richard Runnels (American politician (1820-1873))
Bob Curtis (American dancer)

Largest Cities in Mississippi (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Mississippi.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Jackson	Capital and largest city of Mississippi	Hinds	160,628
Gulfport	City in Mississippi	Harrison	71,705
Southaven	City in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States	De Soto	55,780
Biloxi	City in Harrison County, Mississippi	Harrison	46,212
Hattiesburg	City in Lamar County and Forrest County, Mississippi, United States; county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi	Forrest	45,863
Olive Branch	City in De Soto County, Mississippi, United States	De Soto	38,924
Tupelo	City in and county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States	Lee	38,312
Meridian	City in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States	Lauderdale	36,347
Greenville	City in Washington County, Mississippi, United States	Washington	29,085
Oxford	City in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America	Amite	28,122
Horn Lake	City in De Soto County, Mississippi, United States	De Soto	27,272
Pearl	Hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusc	Rankin	26,510
Madison	City in Madison County, Florida, United States	Madison	25,661
Starkville	City in Mississippi	Oktibbeha	25,653
Clinton	Suburb city of Jackson, located in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States	Hinds	24,440
Brandon	City in Mississippi	Rankin	24,289

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Mississippi Counties (more)

Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated

County Name	Population
Hinds County	231,840
Harrison County	208,080
De Soto County	173,323
Rankin County	155,271
Jackson County	143,617
Madison County	106,272
Lee County	85,436
Forrest County	74,897
Lauderdale County	74,125
Jones County	68,098
Lamar County	63,343
Lowndes County	58,595
Pearl River County	55,535
Lafayette County	54,019
Oktibbeha County	49,587
Hancock County	47,632